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Relearning 360's

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t3shellvenom
Posts: 3491 - Karma: 56
i was doing them two seasons ago and i have lost all confidence in myself and doing them. i wanna learn them off a little 15 footer. i know thats enough room as i spin really fast, what can i do to stick it because i used to land backseat and what can i do to gain confidence again
Dec 30 2005 12:04AM
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Aenigma
Posts: 11256 - Karma: 424
Take off with your feet shoulder-width apart, pop hard, look over your shoulder, and keep yourself from looking down. Practice makes perfect, you should get them back in a few tries.
Dec 30 2005 12:05AM
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t3shellvenom
Posts: 3491 - Karma: 56
thanks...but what should i do about confidence
Dec 30 2005 12:05AM
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Aenigma
Posts: 11256 - Karma: 424
That's a little harder to deal with, you just kind of have to go for it. If you think you're going to crash, you probably will, so just tell yourself that you're going to land it.
Dec 30 2005 12:06AM
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edmonton_skier
Posts: 3210 - Karma: 110
try some of a little dinky roller/jump first that way, if u can stick it on something like that, u can take it bigger/ make sure ur take off aint sketchy
Dec 30 2005 12:11AM
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user098123
Posts: 6072 - Karma: 18
I just started doing them the other day. I've wanted to do them for awhile and I was just like "Fuck it, who cares if I eat it" Went for it, pulled the 3 and kinda washed out but it was all good. Then I practiced them solidly for the next two days and after practicing for a little while i was floating them a little more, hitting the landing and stomping them, just takes practice.
Dec 30 2005 12:20AM
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snowbird4life
Posts: 2265 - Karma: 26
to get over the convidence thing mang just grab your balls and do it, dont OVERTHINK everything, just go fucking send it. we all take our fucking spills, and we all fucking stomp shit, its just the sport.
Dec 30 2005 12:27AM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
just get pumped on the lift ride up, listen to some agressive music and focus on what you gotta do
Dec 30 2005 12:57AM
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Matty.
Posts: 9458 - Karma: 105
Just realize that like, if it is a 15 footer, there is basically nothing you can hurt yourself bad on.
Dec 30 2005 1:01AM
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STAUSS
Posts: 8232 - Karma: 3,311
sketchline cant do threes?
Dec 30 2005 1:20AM
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a-g-b
Posts: 445 - Karma: 10
ever heard of liquid confidence?
Dec 30 2005 2:11AM
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VKarma185
Posts: 1162 - Karma: 12
It's all in your head. You have to know you're the man and that even if you eat shit hardcore you don't care if anybody is watching. something i do to kinda stoke myself up is knock on my crotch (referring to "knock on wood")i dunno kinda weird but it's my thing.
Dec 30 2005 2:17AM
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$tezzyStu
Posts: 1139 - Karma: 11
suck it up and throw it, your most likley not gonna hurt yourself off a 15 footer, and even if you do fall a few times. thats part of progressing
Dec 30 2005 2:18AM
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Download-My-Apps
Posts: 5069 - Karma: 1,017
just dont think about it so much, for me i ski best when im chill and realxed and just like this will be fun and not hurt. It should come natural if you could do them before.
Dec 30 2005 3:22AM
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Freestyla_01
Posts: 8586 - Karma: 34
Just do 360s off of everything. Flat ground, small drops, moguls, rollers, everything.
Dec 30 2005 3:30AM
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[[Totoro]]
Posts: 84 - Karma: 10
i broke my arm last year at Alpine in the park so i had the same confidence problem earlier this season. i straitaired and rode everything switch to get my confidence back up. plus breaking your arm doesnt really hurt its just shock so i wasnt really afraid of getting hurt.
Dec 30 2005 3:39AM
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pie
Posts: 205 - Karma: 10
yea def dont look down when in the air and just keep practicing
Dec 30 2005 3:49AM
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grubix2
Posts: 2628 - Karma: 25
aww you get hurt bro? yeah i shattered my leg 3 seasons ago overshooting a jump. yeah so i took the next season off, and last season was my first back at it. I had to re learn everything too man. It just takes so time. What helped with the confidence was starting off small and working my way back up. idk man, just suck it up a little. idk if you can get much smaller than a 15 footer. but you should definitely be able to do a 3 over that. Do a bunch of 1's, but instead of keeping your head over the same shoulder, look over your other during the rotation. that'll help you get the confidence back. Good luck
Dec 30 2005 3:55AM
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garrett.
Posts: 9304 - Karma: 3,670
i went in to a 30 foot natrual hip transfer at like 40 mph(its natrual and sketchy as hell and the lip is like strait up) and i didnt make a descision to actually do untill like 20 feet before the lip...u just gotta huck it if u wanna progress, now im in love with doing them over that hit
Dec 30 2005 12:13PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
Just look left.
Dec 30 2005 12:15PM
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garrett.
Posts: 9304 - Karma: 3,670
what i was getting at is just go for it and if u crash then u wont be afraid to do it cuz u already know what crashing on one is like
Dec 30 2005 12:15PM
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awsomecoolguy
Posts: 3536 - Karma: 13
i had to relearn awile ago too and i found it's all obout the pop then just turn your head but definatly about the pop
Dec 30 2005 12:31PM
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Antoine.
Posts: 1269 - Karma: 6
about confidence u really just need to grow sum balls and try
Dec 30 2005 12:38PM
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Joemuench
Posts: 883 - Karma: 10
confidence.... hmm wtf listen to some music or something.
Dec 30 2005 1:05PM
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=nick=
Posts: 10471 - Karma: 2,182
do 180's off the 15 footer first, until u can do them easy. helps build confidence.
Dec 30 2005 1:40PM
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ryan.c
Posts: 6592 - Karma: 14
listen to music, that helps a lot, also anothe point some1 made...its a 15fter...nuthin can really go wrong
Dec 30 2005 2:35PM
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Genome
Posts: 1170 - Karma: 24
have friend stand at the landing, tell him if you get hurt to punch you in the face. thatll take you mind of the pain elsewhere
Dec 30 2005 2:48PM
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Anti-Hero
Posts: 1269 - Karma: 338
actually just have them punch you in the face anyways
Dec 30 2005 3:04PM
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Quiksilver
Posts: 20 - Karma: 517
really, i cant see the problem!
Turn on some ski-music, it really helps me.
360 is a really simple trick, switch 180 is harder...
Just do it...
Dec 30 2005 3:04PM
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Localboyz
Posts: 1626 - Karma: 19
how about this... hit the 15 footer and intentionally go down... then realize it didn't hurt and bust a fucking move... or a 360
Dec 30 2005 3:06PM
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garrett.
Posts: 9304 - Karma: 3,670
^i have to disagree with that
Dec 30 2005 3:06PM
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LeBlanc
Posts: 2888 - Karma: 20
I actualy have like the exact same problem.

What I do is just dont think about it too much. Turn on some tunes to get me pumped, and then fucking charge. I scream and rage at the jump. Hit the jump, do something crazy.Woot.
Dec 30 2005 3:21PM
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skoganskier101
Posts: 2067 - Karma: 14
^ i bet that would be funny to witness
Dec 30 2005 3:52PM
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jimmychung
Posts: 6857 - Karma: 25
picture yourself sticking it. and just think to yourself "fuck it, i'm the man"
Dec 30 2005 3:59PM
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edmonton_skier
Posts: 3210 - Karma: 110
HAHAHA "I scream and rage at the jump. Hit the jump, do something crazy.Woot."

yes that would be great to see
Dec 30 2005 3:59PM
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wskibum176
Posts: 1536 - Karma: 13
just fuck it and go for it. pretend there is a hot girl standing at the bottom and just do for it
Dec 30 2005 4:09PM
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crazyfuck
Posts: 5968 - Karma: -7
stop being a pussy.
Dec 30 2005 4:13PM
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grubix2
Posts: 2628 - Karma: 25
dude shut the fuck up, You think Tanner went down and did a switch 9 when he first went back on the slopes? It sucks ass not being able to walk right for months. So it's easy to see why his confidence isn't back. I broke both legs. When you first get back in the park, the first thing that comes to your mind is that sled carting your ass down the hill, and those months where you couldn't do jack shit.
Dec 30 2005 4:21PM
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=nick=
Posts: 10471 - Karma: 2,182
owned.
Dec 30 2005 4:29PM
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SHastatahoe
Posts: 3414 - Karma: 20
About confidence: drink some liquid courage and then perform
Dec 30 2005 4:53PM
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dirty_dreb
Posts: 2659 - Karma: 19
he wants to relearn his 360's, but says h can do switch 5 nose in his profile..
SICK
Dec 30 2005 7:18PM
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rus0sell
Posts: 106 - Karma: 10
Just say to yourself "I'm skerd." All gangsta like too. Its goodluck. Its cause God says, "I didn't make him black, so I'll let him land."
Dec 30 2005 7:25PM
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CooksCorner
Posts: 3939 - Karma: 22
go llike this: ->
Dec 30 2005 7:29PM
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Snubluck
Posts: 2192 - Karma: 11
I wasn't very good with 360's until I learned cork 3s and how to carve and that really smooths out the landing, you just have to deal with not loking good, or some bad landing before you can REALLY progress.
Dec 30 2005 10:32PM
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kickerlicker
Posts: 820 - Karma: 11
just try it after you do it once it will come back to you
Dec 31 2005 1:22AM
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dom_uk
Posts: 1560 - Karma: 12
its just like a 180 but you throw it faster and make sure u commmit your head to look at your landing,
its stupid how on this site people make like 4000 posts and then can not do a 360, i thought people like who posted a 1000+ times must of been on the scene for a while and be fairly good, but half of them really arent it turns out, but i guess if you enjoy posting on NS more than skiing thats fair enough!
Dec 31 2005 9:11AM
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SHastatahoe
Posts: 3414 - Karma: 20
yeah, people that suck suck
Jan 2 2006 12:32AM
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corey74
Posts: 658 - Karma: 13
dont think about it so much before you do it.. because once you start thinking about it you start thinking about the worst possibly sinario and you phsyic yourself out
Jan 2 2006 1:33AM
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crazyfuck
Posts: 5968 - Karma: -7
haha, someone actually thought i was being serious. chill the fuck out, dude.
Jan 2 2006 1:43AM
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Freestyla_01
Posts: 8586 - Karma: 34
The first try is always the hardest. Once you try it once it only gets easier and easier.
Jan 2 2006 2:09AM
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